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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORK (VISN) 16 CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72114 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION BACKGROUND: The Central A... DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORK (VISN) 16 CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72114 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION BACKGROUND: The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) is seeking to obtain the services of potable water delivery to the Eugene J. Towbin VA Hospital in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The water tower is currently full; however, the government is seeking a water tanker truck with 250,000 gallons of potable water to be on standby and ready to deploy within 24 hours of notification. The average water usage for the North Little Rock campus is 3,365,473 gallons per month, 782,668 gallons per week, and 9,221 gallons per day. Below is an overview of VA s water usage for 2021 and 2022. NORTH LITTLE ROCK WATER USAGE 2021 AND 2022 IN GALLONS Month 2021 2022 January 3,445,527 2,787,241 February 3,275,536 2,567,314 March 5,183,252 3,316,862 April 3,934,005 3,316,862 May 2,883,740 June 3,833,766 July 3,802,348 August 3,624,311 September 3,470,212 October 3,058,784 November 2,775,272 December 2,762,555 Contractor(s) shall provide the following: 250,000 gallons of treated potable water for drinking (contractor must find water source) The Contractor shall provide potable drinking water from a source that meets all commercial as well as state and local standards for potable drinking water. Rear pump capability Gravity fed house Must be able to feed into 2 4 lines Standby ready Up to 2,000 to 5,000 gallon capacity tank Frequent additional stops Minimum of 60 H/P pump to push water up into tower House connection for 2 fitting Deliver water to the Eugene J. Towbin VA Hospital at 2200 Ft. Roots Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114 Contractor must be standby ready and able to deploy within 24 hours of notification Contractor must have the capacity to deliver 9,500 gallons of water per day Must provide documentation on most recent tank disinfection Must provide documentation on how tank was disinfected (chemical used and method) Must provide documentation on who performed the disinfection Must provide documentation on where the potable water was acquired REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources in order to define the procurement strategy. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following If you believe your company has the capabilities to provide the above specifications, please submit the following information: 1. Company name and mailing address 2. Company point of contact, email addresses and telephone 3. Capabilities Statement 4. Companies UEI (SAM) number 6. Size category and social economic status CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to tammie.chaney@va.gov. Please respond to this RFI no later than 10:00am Central on Monday, June 27, 2022. DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.